Display device



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A. KO EBLE DISPLAY DEVICE June 14, 1938.

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I DISPLAY DEVICE Filed March 23, 1937 4 Sheets-Sheet s I INVENTOR. Z43-Alfie/ f Eadie BY MM M 'AT'TORNEY.

Patented June 14, 1938 UNITED STATES DISPLAY DEVICE Albert Koeble,Irvington, N. J., assignor to American Lithographic Division of theUnited States Printing and Lithograph Company, a corporation of OhioApplication March 23, 1937, Serial No. 132,475

7 Claims.

This invention relates to display devices and particularly to that classthereof formed from sheet material, such as cardboard, adapted to beerected in upright position and provided with transverse shelves for thereception of merchan dise to be displayed.

With these ends in view, and others which will be pointed out more indetail herein, my improvements comprise features illustrated in thedrawings accompanying this specification, where- 1n:

Figure 1 is a front elevation of my improved device in erectedcondition.

Fig. 2 is a plan View of what is shown in Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is an upright end view looking in the direction of arrow 3 ofFig. 2.

Fig. 4 is a central vertical section on line 44 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 5 is a vertical section on line 5-5 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 6 is a fragmentary cross section on line G- of Fig. 1.

Fig. '7 is a rear elevation showing one step in folding the device forpacking and shipping.

Fig. 8 is a view similar to that of Fig. 7 showing a further step infolding the device.

Fig. 9 is a front elevation of the principal blank of the device inextended position.

Fig. 10 is a plan view of one of the shelves in extended position.

Fig. 11 is a plan view of the back member.

Figs. 1 to 6 inclusive are to one scale and Figs. '7 to 11 inclusive areto one scale, about twothirds of that of the earlier figures.

Main member 2, Fig. 9, comprises a mid-panel 3, to the right verticaledge of which is articulated at 4, side panel 5 and to the left verticaledge at 6, side panel 1. To the outer edge of panel 5 is articulated at8, end panel 9, and to the outer edge of panel I is articulated at iii,end panel These five panels are preferably formed from one piece ofsheet material and are provided with openings therethrough respectively,the forms and functions of which will appear later herein. It will benoted that midpanel 3 has its lower edge l2 slightly longer than similaredges of the other panels, so that when the device is erected, the wholewill be tipped back slightly to throw the center of gravity well 'withinthe device, thereby adding to its stability.

One or more shelves, two are shown in Fig. 1, are provided. As theseshelves are alike, a description of the upper one will suffice for both.Referring particularly to Fig. 10 shelf 32 comprises mid-panel I3,opposite end panels 14, I5 articulated thereto at I6, I? respectively,and a front edge strip l8 articulated at 38 to the front or lower edgesof the said three panels. Said end panels have their front edges curvedat 28, 29 respectively and said strip l8 extends transversely in eitherdirection beyond said end panels and is adapted to have its ends bentaround under the opposite curved ends 28, 29 of end panels M, 55, andsaid strip H3 is provided with opposite hooks I9, for engagement withslots 33, 3| in end panels 9 and H of main member 2, thus providingsupports for said shelf end panels, all respectively, Figs. 10, 9, 3 and6.

Panels M, |5 have articulated to their upper or rear edges, ears 2|, 22adapted to be bent down for engagement with ears 23, 24, cut out fromend panels 9 and M respectively. Midpanel i3 of said shelf is providedwith flange 25, articulated to fixed to the upper end of back member 26by some convenient means, as an adhesive, see Fig. 4. Said shelf isthereby hinged at 21 to back member 26.

The upper portion of mid-panel 3 of main member 2 may carry printedthereon suitable legends describing the goods displayed and the lowerportion is preferably provided with an opening 33, through which may beseen any merchandise displayed on the central panel of the lower shelf,see Figs. 1, 4 and 9. Panels 5 and of main member 2 are provided withopenings 34, 35 respectively for the reception and support of shelf 32.Referring particularly to opening 35, lower ledge 31 thereof is adaptedtosupport panel I5 of shelf 32, which rests thereon and downwardlyextending slot 35 is engaged by strip l3 of said shelf.

In assembling the device, side panels 5 and. l of main member 2 arefolded backwardly at right angles to mid-panel 3, and end panels 9 and l5 are folded outwardly at right angles to panels 5 and 1, allrespectively, see Fig. 2. The flanges of the shelves are fixed to backmember 26, see Fig. 4, as to flange of shelf 32, and ears 2|, 22 arehooked into engagement with ears 23, 24- of end panels 9, II of mainmember 2, respectively.

An essential feature of my improved display device resides in itsability to be collapsed into flat form for packing and shipping. Thesteps in folding the device are as follows; first, hooks as i9, 29 ofstrip l8 are unhooked from their respective slots, as 30, 3|, in endpanels 9 and N. Then back member 26 is moved vertically upward, causingthe shelf ears, as 2|, 22, to release their engagement with ears 23, 24of end panels 9, all respectively, and said shelves swing upwardly andforwardly about front edge 38 as a fulcrum in the openings, as 34, 35 ofpanels 5 and l, and finally fold fiat against mid-panel 3 of main member2. Then panels I and II are folded over onto back member 26, andopposite panels 5 and 9 are folded against panels I and Fig. 8. Thatleaves the shelf end panels, as H: of shelf 32, free to be folded to theleft,Fig. 7,

its rear edge, and said flange is,

posite end panels articulated to said side i said side panels extendingbackwardly from said posite end panels articulated to said side downonto panel 9 of main member 2, Fig. 8. After said folding, oppositeshelf panels, as [4 of shelf 32, may be folded to the right, Fig. 8,onto panels 5 and 9 of main member 2, thereby forming a compact assemblyfor shipping.

I claim:

1. A display device including in combination a main member comprising amid-panel, opposite side panels articulated to said main panel, oppositeend panels articulated to said side panels, said side panels extendingbackwardly from said mid-panel and said end panels extending outwardlyfrom said side panels, all respectively, a shelf having a mid-panel witha flange articulated to its rear edge, openings through the side panelsof said main member for the reception of said shelf, ledges at the loweredges of said openings for the support of said shelf respectively, and aback member, said shelf mid-panel flange being articulated to said backmember.

2. A display device including in combination -a main member comprising amid-panel, opposite side panels articulated to said main panel, op-

panels,

mid-panel and said end panels extending outwardly from said side panels,all respectively, a

shelf comprising a mid-panel and two opposite end panels articulatedthereto, said panels being provided with ears articulated to their rearedges respectively, a front edge strip articulated to the mid-panel andend panels of said shelf and having hooks at either end thereof,openings through the side panels of said main member for the receptionof said shelf, ledges at the lower edges of said openings for thesupport of said shelf, ears cut from said main member end panels forengagement with said shelf ears, slots in the main member end panels forengagement with said shelf front edge strip hooks, all respectively, anda back member, the mid-panel of said shelf being articulated to saidback member.

3. A display device including in combination a main member comprising amid-panel, opposite side panels articulated to said main panel, op-

panels, said side panels extending backwardly from said mid-panel andsaid end panels extending outwardly from said side panels, allrespectively, 'a plurality of shelves, each comprising a mid-panel'andtwo opposite end panels articulated thereto,

saidend panels being provided with ears articulated to their rear edgesrespectively, openings through the side panels of said main member forthe reception of said shelves, ledges at the lower edges of saidopenings for the support of said shelves respectively, an openingthrough the main member mid-panel below the upper shelf, and a backmember, the mid-panels of said shelves being articulated to said backmember.

4. A display device including in combination a -main member comprising amid-panel, opposite side=panels articulated to said main panel, oppositeend panels articulated to said side panels, said side panels extendingbackwardly from said mid-panel and said end panels extending outwardlyfrom said side panels, all respectively, a plurality of shelves, eachcomprising a midpanel and two opposite end panels articulated thereto,said end panels being provided with ears articulated to their rear edgesrespectively, a

front edge strip articulated to each of said mid- .panels and end endthereof, openings through the-side panels of panels and having hooks ateither of said shelves being articulated to said said main member forthe reception of said shelves, ledges at the lower edges of saidopenings for the support of said shelves, all respectively, ears cutfrom said main member end panels for engagement with said ears, slots inwardly from said mid-panel and said end panels extending outwardly fromsaid side panels all respectively, a plurality. of shelves, eachcomprising a mid-panel anditwo opposite end panels articulated thereto,openings through the side pan- 120 els of said main member for thereception of said shelves, ledges at the lower edges of said openingsfor the support of said shelves respectively and a back member, saidshelf mid-panel flange being articulated to said back member, wherebywhen said back member is pushed upwardly, said shelves are caused toswing upwardly and forwardly on their front edges as fulcrums and foldagainst themid-panel of themain member.

6. .A collapsible display device including in combination a main membercomprising a midpanel, opposite side panels articulated to said mainpanel, opposite end panels articulated to said side-panels, said sidepanels extending backwardly from said mid-panel and said end panelsextending outwardly from said side panels all respectively, a shelfcomprising a mid-panel and two opposite end panels articulated thereto,openings through the side panels of said main member for the receptionof said shelf, ledges at the lower edges of said openings for thesupport of said shelf respectively, and a back member, said shelfmid-panel flange being articulated to said back member, whereby whensaid back member is pushed upwardly, said shelves are caused to swingupwardly and forwardly on their front edges as fulcrums and foldagainstthe mid-panel of the main member, said side and end panels ofsaid main member being then free to be folded backwardly onto said backmember, and said shelf end panels being thereafter free to be foldedonto said main member side and end panels, thus forming a compactassembly of the device.

7. A collapsible display device including in combination a main membercomprising a midpanel, opposite side panels articulated to said -mainpanel, opposite end panels articulated to said side panels, said sidepanels extendingbackwardly from said mid-panel and said end panelsextending outwardly from said side panels, all respectively, a pluralityof shelves, each comprising a mid-panel and two opposite end panels

